---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 07/12/23: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:06 PM - Re: Making an Europa pretty (n7188u) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:06:38 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Making an Europa pretty From: "n7188u" Hi 51, Thanks for the info. So my take on all this: I spent nearly a month experimenting with setting, paint thickness, level of reduction, and many other factors. Yes, I heard what the pros would say in the forums: "I can lay it down orange peel free". But this is my conclusion, and I am not stupid or a total noob spraying paint: I think there are levels of orange peel and when pros say "orange peel free" it is not really totally free of orange peel. Let's just say: "they can get it pretty darn good and consistent but not totally OP free". Keep in mind that laying it down and think on a horizontal flat surface is one thing but try that on a vertical surface and then we will talk. And I have also been told that if you want a prefect finish you better plan on doing a "Cut and Buff". and as I mentioned previously, doing that with today's paints and materials is not really that bad. Am I going to do it, probably not. Am I tempted, yes. But I really think that at the end I will probably not do it unless I am totally unhappy with the result after flying the airplane as is for a few months and hear people say "it looks amazing!" and then I wont do it :) But one thing is for sure, a pro can do a much more consistent finish than I can. I am not a robot and the saying today is that you have to be a like a robot to get a great consistent finish with todays paints. On the subject of being a robot, I have been measuring paint quantity vs area and I can lay down the paint within 0.02ml/in^2 so I may not be a robot but I am being fairly consistent. Something else to keep in mind is that I was told clears flow a little better and tend to look better than a pure white single stage like what I am shooting. But my airplane is going to look good. Is it at the level of what I expected the result to be given all the effort I put? No. But this is the best I can do and I am sure it will look good. And I hope Bud is right and I gain a couple extra knots or I am really going to be pi**d. Chris Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=511091#511091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.